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This frame grab from video released Friday on social media shows protesters gathering in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran.

Iran, U.S. officials may meet as hundreds die in protests

Tehran ‘ready for war but also for dialogue,’ foreign minister says

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, at the U.S. Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 10, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

Trump administration threatens to indict Fed Chair Jerome Powell

The U.S. Federal Reserve has been served with grand jury subpoenas, Powell said in a statement

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Councilor Candace Avalos is photographed outside the Adventist Health Clinic in East Portland on Sunday after two people were shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents on Thursday, January 8th, 2026.

Portland putting ‘sand in the gears’ of local ICE operations after high-profile shootings

Elected officials are proposing legislation and throwing up bureaucratic hurdles in an effort to make work difficult for federal agents

Mike Hager

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Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau appears as a witness via videoconference during a House of Commons finance committee in the Wellington Building in July, 2020. The committee was looking into government spending, WE Charity and the Canada Student Service Grant.

Supreme Court revisits Trudeau-era WE Charity scandal in case that could reshape the law

Democracy Watch is fighting government limits on challenges to officials such as the Ethics Commissioner

David Ebner

4 min read

This image released by CBS Broadcasting shows Zoë Kravitz, left, and Dave Franco, right, presenting the award for best performance by a lead actor in a TV Series – musical or comedy to Seth Rogen for "The Studio," during the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Kevork Djansezian/CBS Broadcasting via AP)

2026 Golden Globes: The best, worst and most Heated Rivalry moments from the awards show turned gambling ad

Barry Hertz

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From left, Cassandra Kulukundis, Chase Infiniti, Teyana Taylor, and Paul Thomas Anderson accept the award for best picture for "One Battle After Another" during the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, at The Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

One Battle After Another and Hamnet win top prizes at Golden Globes

Paul Thomas Anderson’s saga won best film in the comedy category, supporting female actor for Teyana Taylor as well as best director and best screenplay

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Teyana Taylor poses on the red carpet at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., January 11, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Golden Globes 2026: The best celebrity red carpet looks

From simple and suave to ultra-stylish yet understated, the red carpet balanced bold moments with safer, familiar choices

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One Battle After Another and Hamnet win top prizes at Golden Globes

Paul Thomas Anderson’s saga won best film in the comedy category, supporting female actor for Teyana Taylor as well as best director and best screenplay

5 min read

Golden Globes 2026: The best celebrity red carpet looks

From simple and suave to ultra-stylish yet understated, the red carpet balanced bold moments with safer, familiar choices

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12.08.2025, Frankfurt an der Oder, .Germany. Passengers on city bus 983 which crosses the bridge connecting the border cities of Slubice, Poland, and Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, wait while German border guards check everyone for passports and identification cards.
(Anna Liminowicz for The Globe and Mail)

Between Poland and Germany, EU’s borderless ideals hit a bump in the road

Passport checks between two EU nations were meant to be a temporary measure to stop illegal migrants. Critics are worried by the trend they represent

Paul Waldie and Photography by Anna Liminowicz

7 min read

Ontario Provincial Police Superintendant Jennifer Spurrell, director of Financial Crime Services, at the OPP headquarters in Orillia, Ont., on Jan. 8.

Ontario’s Serious Fraud Office tries to keep up as scams become increasingly sophisticated

Criminals siphon millions from the Canadian economy annually, with victims reporting $544-million in losses in the first nine months of 2025

Alexandra Posadzki

5 min read

Ms. Gabor was 66 years old when she bought the Rolls-Royce with its gleaming red interior, one of several such cars she’d bought over the years.

How Eva Gabor’s Rolls-Royce ended up in Saskatchewan

Devin Wilder first laid eyes on the vintage luxury vehicle on a video call, without any idea about its iconic original owner

Jana G. Pruden

3 min read

opinion

What is Canada’s place in this broken new world?

When it feels as though the world is falling apart, it is up to Canada to show that a liberal democracy can still deliver for its people

Kevin Yin

5 min read

Good luck finding those vintage clothes at thrift prices

Bianca Thompson

A customer browses men's shirts at National Thrift in Toronto, Wednesday, December 31, 2025. (Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail)

4 min read

Thunder Bay ends landfill search for Deborah Anishinabie after finding no new evidence

Temur Durrani

Thunder Bay Police Service Chief Darcy Fleury responds to recent charges against the former TBPS Chief Sylvie Hauth during a press conference in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Monday, April 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Jackson

5 min read

Jimmy Lai’s lawyers argue for leniency as potential life sentence looms

James Griffiths

Police keep watch in front of the media outside the West Kowloon Magistrates' court in Hong Kong on January 12, 2026, for the sentencing arguments of convicted pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai. A Hong Kong court will hear sentencing arguments on January 12 for pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who was convicted of national security crimes that could land him in prison for life. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

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Nuclear revival fuels research potential and growth at McMaster University

Joe Friesen

A blue glow emits from the core of the McMaster Nuclear Reactor, a 5 MW multi-purpose reactor that provides neutrons for research and medical isotope production, on the campus in Hamilton, Ontario, December 8, 2025. (Nick Iwanyshyn/The Globe and Mail)

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Raptors’ Barnes hits tiebreaking free throw in final second of OT to down 76ers

Toronto Raptors forward Collin Murray-Boyles (12) and teammate Scottie Barnes (4) celebrate the team's win at the end of overtime against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday in Toronto.

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Rule-change needed after MP Chak Au held more than one public office at once, experts say

Emily Haws and Shane Dingman

3 min read

Salt used to keep winter roads safe is also endangering municipal water systems

Patrick White

Snow clearing efforts continue during a snow storm on Boxing Day in Toronto, on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

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NASA’s Pandora hitches ride on successful satellite launch with Toronto-based company

Ivan Semeniuk

The Space X Twilight mission lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California early Sunday morning carrying 47 satellites that were later deployed into Earth orbit. Among the payloads were 10 satellites build by Canadian company Kepler Communications Inc. and a NASA's exoplanet observer called Pandora. Jan. 11, 2026.

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Seniors’ association criticizes big banks for ‘predatory’ sales practices

Clare O’Hara

From left, the Bank of Montreal, Bank of Nova Scotia, CIBC, and TD Bank at the intersection of King St. West and Bay St. in Toronto’s Financial District are photographed on Sept 24, 2024.. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail.

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How we live

Have high cholesterol? Follow this science-backed diet, even partially, to lower your level

The Portfolio Diet is a lesser-known but powerful regimen that has been clinically proven to significantly reduce cholesterol

Leslie Beck

Plant products such as soy-based foods are a pillar of the Portfolio Diet, a science-backed way to lower bad cholesterol.

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review

All praise to Amanda Seyfried as she leads the heavenly musical The Testament of Ann Lee

Barry Hertz

This image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Amanda Seyfried, center, in a scene from "The Testament of Ann Lee." (Searchlight Pictures via AP)

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How I learned to make peace with parental regret

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Sweat equity: At these home spas, no appointments are necessary

Iris Benaroia

Eva Pianezzola, an urban designer created a spa bathroom in her home in Parkdale, Toronto.

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Light-therapy lamps to chase away the winter blues

Matthew Hague

3 min read

Opinion

Job seekers are increasingly using AI to write applications, while employers are using AI to screen applications.

The AI arms race in the job market

Recruiting has been transformed into a sea of frustration and mistrust

The Editorial Board

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Why Canada should make a bid to host the United Nations headquarters

Mark Raymond and David Welch

The United Nation flag waves in the wind on the top of a UN building in Geneva, Switzerland, June 14, 2021.

4 min read

This will be the real test of Mark Carney’s visit to China

Vina Nadjibulla

Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of a meeting in Gyeongju on Oct. 31, 2025.

4 min read

Senators’ response to online rumours only grows the audience for speculation

Cathal Kelly

4 min read

The Sunday Editorial: Sorry postsecondary students, tuition needs to rise

5 min read

Looksmaxxing: A Gen Z boy’s reply to anti-male bias

Debra Soh

This illustration photo shows a video of male TikTok influencer hammering his cheekbone, playing on a smartphone in a bathroom next to a bottle of hydrogen peroxide and a hammer in Los Angeles, April 11, 2025. Hankering for a perfectly angular jaw, a male TikTok influencer hits his cheekbones with a hammer -- part of the popular online "looksmaxxing" trend that promotes unproven and often dangerous techniques to boost sexual appeal. Looksmaxxing influencers -- part of an online ecosystem dubbed the "manosphere" -- have surged in popularity across social media, capitalizing on the insecurities of young men eager to boost their physical attractiveness to women. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Donald Trump’s deportation drive is making a mockery of America’s promise

Joe Davidson

Demonstrators rally before marching to the White House in Washington on Thursday as they protest the fatal shooting by an ICE officer of Renee Nicole Macklin Good in Minneapolis.

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Business & Finance

"Is that critical minerals?" U.S. Vice-President JD Vance tours a U.S. military base in Greenland last March.

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Chris Wilson-Smith

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A look at the Vancouver skyline in October, 2020. Investing in real estate equity is different from investing in mortages – a meaningul distinction for those looking to diversify their portfolios.

Why mortgage funds aren’t real estate – and why that matters

Kevin Foley

3 min read

Shopify offices in Toronto on May 13, 2024.
May 13, 2024.
(Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)

Shopify embraces agentic AI with Google, Microsoft partnerships

Irene Galea

3 min read

opinion

Venezuela’s oil is coming back. So, stick with Suncor

Beyond the geopolitics, the Calgary-based company has good fundamentals

David Berman

4 min read

December 31, 2025. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail) - DO NOT IDENTIFY

How Kelvin and Rosita, both 64, can transfer wealth to their four kids with an estate freeze

Dianne Maley

6 min read

Done Deal, 665 Cook Rd., No. 434, Kelowna

Added bedrooms help in sale of Kelowna ranch-style home

Kerry Gold

2 min read

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Shayne Savage, a retired police officer who is now a flight attendant for Porter Airlines.
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A retired police officer takes his second act to the sky

Meera Raman

4 min read

Opinion and Analysis

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Start 2026 with a LinkedIn cleanse so your network is actually meaningful

Eileen Dooley

4 min read

A board overlooking the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows an intraday number above 1,600 for the S&P 500, Friday, May 3, 2013. A mixed strategy of investing in growth stocks and dividends allows investors to run with both the bulls and the bears.

opinion

DIY investors should ignore Venezuela and do this instead

Anita Bruinsma

4 min read

The McGill University campus on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, in Montreal.

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Ottawa is dangling money for American researchers. But what about our own?

John Turley-Ewart

3 min read

FILE PHOTO: Boxes of Ozempic and Mounjaro, semaglutide and tirzepatide injection drugs used for treating type 2 diabetes and made by Novo Nordisk and Lilly, is seen at a Rock Canyon Pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S. March 29, 2023. REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo

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Taking weight-loss drugs could mean spending less on food, but is it worth it?

Preet Banerjee

3 min read

Life & Culture

He found a lost Beatles audition tape. So he gave it back to Paul McCartney

Rob Frith never intended to sell the rare tape. Thanks to his decision, he met McCartney in California last year

Neptoon Records 'owner Rob Frith's collection of autographs by Sir Paul McCartney.

Jonathan Dekel

4 min read

A ski holiday in Poland? A visit to the wild alpine fun of Zakopane

Andrew Findlay

Ski Poland for Ski Travel package in Pursuits 2026 Kasprowy Wierch, in the Tatra Mountains and Poland's highest ski resort.

5 min read

A few compromises turned a Verbier ski trip from unaffordable dream to great value

Kevin Foley

ST_Verbier-4Vallées-Snowpark_83540 Switzerland. At the ski resort in Verbier,

4 min read

The French valley for skiers who want the Alps but not this season’s busy Dolomites

Story and photography by Josh Laskin

France Ski trip for Ski Package 2026. tarentaise-valley, Pro skier Mike Hattrup, Eric "Hende" Henderson, and Steve Graepel enjoy sweeping views and aprés while soaking in Eleven Chalet Hibou's hot tub.

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One of Austria’s most glamorous ski resorts offers something unexpected: a smugglers’ route

Jennifer Malloy

4 min read

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Monday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades

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